Of course, Qiao Yu wasn't afraid to answer the phone; he had just hesitated for a moment to give his mentor some face...
He couldn't always pretend to be unaware of the conflict between his mentor and the grandmaster on the other side, or it wouldn't be pretending—he'd be treating his mentor and grandmaster as fools.
Qiao Yu seldom acted overly clever, but he often took bold actions.
So when Tian Yanzhen said that half-jokingly, Qiao Yu answered the phone without hesitation, right in front of his mentor.
"Hello, grandpa, good morning... ah, no, good afternoon."
"No, I'm still with my mentor... yes, yes, it's over here with Director Tian. He called me early in the morning... yes, to look at the paper... still here, he's right next to me, do you want to talk to him?"
"Oh, okay... yes, my mom... yes, my mom, to be honest, it's like this, Director Tian just asked me this question... yes, besides that, there's nothing else... yes, I hadn't told Director Tian before."
